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Meth on the rise in New Jersey

… factor that makes methamphetamine appealing is the low price. Typically, a drug with a high purity results in a high price. The opposite is true for methamphetamine.  Since 2009, as the purity of the drug has risen the price has continued to drop. # # #           Methamphetamine …
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White Plains Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic PCP

… of $12,500 for the drug with some cutting agent. The quoted prices, $12,500 or $13,500, were for a gallon, or 128 …
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Three Nashville Men Forfeit $180,886 in Drug Proceeds Seized After Traffic Stop

… 234-8542 Ran a Mail-Order Marijuana Business and Advertised Online FORT SMITH   — On August 6, 2024, the U.S. District … marijuana, close-ups displaying the marijuana, pictures of price lists for known strains of high-grade marijuana and …
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35 Members And Associates Of Barrio Azteca Gang Charged With Racketeering And Other Offenses, Including 10 Charged In U.S Consulate Murders In Juarez, Mexico

… and the VCF provides illegal drugs to the BA at discounted prices. The indictment alleges a host of criminal activity …
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Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

… - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) 632-4297 Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested

… revealed cache folders for the encrypted messaging service Telegram that contained video and image files depicting …
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Two Colombian businessmen charged with money laundering in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme

… indictment also alleges and seeks forfeiture in excess of $350 million representing the amount of funds involved in the … of the scheme, Saab and Pulido transferred approximately $350 million out of Venezuela, through the United States, to …
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Arizona Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years

… Sale, a class 3 felony. The drug deal was facilitated on WhatsApp, a platform owned by Meta. “My office will keep …
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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

… by calling or texting +1-504-534-5134 via telephone/text/WhatsApp, or emailing ZhangJianTIPS@dea.gov .  If you are …
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Idaho Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling a Man Fentanyl Pills That Caused His Death

… Division Contacts Alaska Anchorage - (907) 271-5033 Fairbanks - (907) 455-1818 Idaho Boise - (208) 386-2100 … Half of a Pill and Died BOISE, Idaho – Jerilyn Martel Hupp, 33, of Boise, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl in … today. Hupp sold ten fentanyl pills to a man she met online, who subsequently died after ingesting half of a pill …
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Jury Convicts Richmond Man of Fentanyl Trafficking

… and evidence presented at trial, Quotez Tyveck Pair, 33, a known drug trafficker operating in Mosby Court, a …
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Mexican National Living in Hialeah Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Purchase Five Kilograms of Cocaine

… December 22, 2021 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov 571-362-3106 … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov . Follow DEA Miami …
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Distribution of Cocaine

… Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Tat Kim Huynh, age 33, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 188 months in prison …
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Third Methamphetamine Laboratory Raided In Maryland Since July

… Division announced today that Brian Kauffmann, age 33, of Pertch Road in Severna Park, Maryland, is charged …
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Large Mid-Atlantic Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Organization Arrested and Dismantled

… MD; Michael Bobo, 35, Ft. Washington, MD; Yusef Butler, 33, Ft. Washington, MD; Aaron Richardson, 36; Kerwin …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More than 15 Years Imprisonment

… Powell, age 37, of Clinton, Maryland, Eric Aaron Lyles, age 33, of Waldorf, Maryland, and Johnny Junior Fenwick, age 26, …
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Three Arrested On Charges Of Obstruction Of Justice And Perjury In Investigation Into Murder Of DEA Informant

… a false alibi for their family member, Weldon Gordon, 33, who is now charged with the murder. Gordon is awaiting …
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Hagerstown Woman Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In An Overdose Death

… Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Heather Lynn Koons, 33, of Hagerstown, Maryland today to 37 months in prison, …
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Virginia Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… - (540) 662-5879 NORFOLK, Va. - Shawn H. Spencer, 33, of Virginia Beach, Va., pleaded guilty today to …
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Man Sentenced In Alabama For Nine Pharmacy Burglaries

… empty Walmart bags in the Dodge, which contained Walmart price tags. The price tags were from purchases at a Walmart in Mobile, … the text recipients there were pills available and the price of the pills.  Phone data, from February 26, 2016, …
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Parents and Caregivers

March 23, 2026
Parents and Caregivers Parents and Caregivers Resources As a parent or caregiver, you play a vital role in educating your family members to make healthy decisions. Use the information and resources below to get smart about fentanyl and fake pills and then …
March 23, 2026
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Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiracy to Distribute 900 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Reentry

… police officer. Police followed Mercado-Chaparro after the buy and saw him conduct other drug deals. Several days …
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Teacher Resources

January 30, 2026
Teacher Resources Teacher Resources As a teacher, you are in an important position to educate your students about issues that affect their health and safety. Use the information and resources below to get smart about fentanyl and fake pills, then share …
January 30, 2026
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… law enforcement conducted a series of controlled drug buys from Medrano and others selling drugs on his behalf. On …
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Human Trafficking Prevention

February 04, 2025
… labor may be present within the supply chain of products we buy or the services we pay for. As economies around the …
February 04, 2025
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Recruitment
October 13, 2023
October 13, 2023

Fall 2023 Tiffin University Career Fair

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)
Tiffin, OH
This is an in-person career fair held by Tiffin University. A DEA representative will be attending as a guest employer. We do not control entrance requirements. Please, contact Tiffin for eligibility requirements to enter this event. You may contact the Detroit Field Division Recruiter with any questions at DetroitSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov
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29 Alleged Penn North Drug Dealers Facing Federal Indictments

… grand jury indicted (20-0386) Jerome Willingham, age 33, of Baltimore on November 10, 2020, charging him with … Jr., age 54; Albert Shields, age 51; and Kevin Toppin, age 33, all of Baltimore, are charged in a five-count indictment …
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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

… prison. Arnulfo Fagot-Maximo  was sentenced in May 2019  to 33 years in prison. Jose del Trancito Garcia-Teruel was …
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Carrollton Woman Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens and Participating in Massive Meth Distribution Operation

… - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) 632-4297 Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) …
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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… Division Contacts Alaska Anchorage - (907) 271-5033 Fairbanks - (907) 455-1818 Idaho Boise - (208) 386-2100 … area and across the United States earlier today. More than 350 federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement came … to Launder Money Adrean Kendall Lafollette  a/k/a “Hunger,” 33, charged with Conspiracy to Launder Money Travis Michael …